Death Follows Period of Declining Health.
Funeral Services Held This Morning.
Mrs. Camilla Hayes, wife of Mr. James Hayes, of Harmony, died Sunday morning at 7 o'clock, at her home. She had been in declining health for a number of years and had been confined to her home for several weeks. Mrs. Hayes was born in Alexander county November 5, 1861, a daughter of the late Wesley and Nancy Laws. Surviving her are her husband, Mr. James M. Hayes, and four sisters, Mrs. Hugh Lamberth, of Taylorsville; Mrs. W.B. Rogers, of Boone; Mrs. Mattie Ingram, of Taylorsville; Mrs. J.J. Low, of Taylorsville; and one brother, Mr. Luther Laws, of Alberta, Canada. The deceased is a cousin of R. Don Laws, of Moravian Falls. She was educated at the Deaf and Dumb School at Raleigh. Until she was 3 years old she could talk and hear in a natural way, but due to a bronchial disease, she lost all sound and control of speech. The funeral was conducted at the residence of Mrs. C.N. Hayes, where Mr. and Mrs. James Hayes have been living this summer, this morning at eleven o'clock, by Rev. W.L. McSwain and Rev. W.L. Baker. The deceased was a member of the Harmony Baptist church. She joined the church while in school at Raleigh. Interment took place at Harmony cemetery.
